At the same time that Akira shouted, they were already very close to the pirate ship. Shanks and the others also saw the three people on manta ray. One of the boys was shouting at them.
Shanks was stunned for a moment when he heard Akira's words. Then, he asked with a face full of surprise, "Akira? Are you Whitebeard Pirates' Little Akira?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it's me, Shanks. Move aside, let me land." Akira shouted.
Shanks quickly said to the people of the Red Hair Pirates, "You guys move aside quickly. He's my friend."
The people of the Red Hair Pirates immediately made a large space. Akira controlled manta ray to quickly descend, and landed on the Red Hair Pirates' pirate ship.
Afterwards, he turned manta ray back into the Zanpakuto, and put it away.
The people of the Red Hair Pirates almost had their eyes pop out when they saw that the huge manta ray monster had turned into a sword.
Only Shanks was slightly calmer. His gaze was more focused on Akira.
"Are you Little Akira?"
The shadow from back then could still be vaguely seen on Akira's body. However, Shanks still asked a bit uncertainly.
Akira also looked at Shanks. Shanks had also changed a lot compared to back then.
However, he still recognized him at a glance, and smiled as he walked in front of Shanks, and hugged Shanks tightly. They patted each other a few times before separating.
"Shanks, it's been several years since we last met. You're still the same, but you've become much more domineering." Akira laughed.
"Hahaha."
Shanks laughed happily, and said, "You've also grown up. Back then, you were just a little brat. I didn't expect to see you here after a few years. Why aren't you in the New World?"
Akira laughed, and said, "It's not conducive to my growth in the pirate crew, so I secretly ran out alone."
Shanks laughed, and said, "That does fit your personality. I knew Whitebeard wouldn't let you come out alone."
While the two of them were talking, someone from the Red Hair Pirates suddenly shouted, "Captain, there are more than a dozen warships coming towards us."
"The Navy?"
Shanks' expression changed. The members of the Red Hair Pirates all looked at Akira at once.
Facing the gazes of so many people from the Red Hair Pirates, Akira's expression became a bit awkward.
He said with a bright smile, "Cough cough, Shanks, these warships are chasing after me. They've been chasing me for several days."
Shanks said with a strange face, "I knew that I wouldn't have peace after meeting you, kid. Tell me, what trouble did you cause this time? To actually make so many warships chase after you?"
Because Shanks and the others had been in the East Blue before, they didn't know about the major events that Akira had caused on the Sabaody Archipelago.
However, seeing that Akira was actually being pursued by so many Navy soldiers, it was very obvious that he must have committed some major event.
Akira said very calmly, "It's nothing. I just caused a little trouble. Who knew that these Navy guys would actually be like crazy people, and send Akainu and Kizaru to chase after me."
Hearing Akira's words, Shanks was even more speechless. The rest of the pirates from the Red Hair Pirates were also looking at Akira in astonishment.
Who hadn't heard of the names of Akainu and Kizaru? They were the two Admirals with the highest combat power in the Navy, and represented the Navy's strongest power.
But the Navy had actually sent two Admirals to catch Akira. It was difficult to imagine what kind of things this teenager had done.
Shanks smiled wryly, and said, "You're really optimistic enough. Two Navy Admirals. I don't know how you managed to escape for so long. But you've come to my pirate ship. You don't want to drag me down too, do you?"
Akira looked at Shanks in surprise, and said, Shanks, what you said is strange. What do you mean by me dragging you down?
You're a pirate. Pirates and the Navy are natural enemies. Even without me, do you think the Navy would let you go with your identity as a former member of the Roger Pirates, and what you want to do next?
Shanks quickly waved his hand, and said, "Alright, alright, alright. I can't win against you. But there are so many Navy soldiers, and two Navy Admirals. If we fight, we won't get any advantages either. Beckman, what do you think?"
Beckman smiled slightly. Although he didn't know what kind of relationship Shanks and Akira had, judging from the content and tone of their conversation, they were clearly very friendly.
Moreover, Shanks was asking him this, so he had undoubtedly decided to help Akira and the others. So as the vice-captain of the Red Hair Pirates, it was necessary for him to speak.
"It seems like we don't have any other choices. The Navy has already surrounded us."
Just as Beckman said, when Akira and the others landed on the Red Hair Pirates' pirate ship, the Navy's warships had already surrounded them.
However, this time, they didn't immediately launch an attack. More than a dozen warships quickly blocked the pirate ship's path, not allowing the pirate ship to advance.
"It really is Akainu and Kizaru."
Shanks' eyes narrowed. He had seen Akainu and Kizaru before, so he recognized the two of them on the warship at a glance.
Akainu saw that Akira had landed on the pirate ship. After ordering his men to block the pirate ship's path, he said in a cold tone, "Pirates on the other side, I'm not interested in talking nonsense with you right now. Hand over the person who landed on your ship, or I'll annihilate all of you."
"What an arrogant tone."
The pirates of the Red Hair Pirates were all furious when they heard Akainu's impolite words as soon as he came up.
They were a pirate crew that dominated the East Blue, and their goal was the New World's Four Emperor position.
Although Akainu was a Navy Admiral, none of them were afraid. Instead, they were all full of fighting spirit.
As the captain, Shanks walked to the front at this time, looked at Akainu, and shouted, "Akainu, Kizaru, isn't it a bit of overkill for the Navy to send the two of you to catch Akira? What, is your Navy not busy at all?"
Hearing Shanks' words, Akira's face turned dark. What did he mean by overkill? However, he didn't say anything. Shanks was helping him after all.
"Who are you?" Akainu saw a young man talking to him, and immediately asked in a cold voice.
Shanks said in a deep voice, "Red Hair Pirates, Shanks."
Akainu just thought for a moment, and then immediately said with a condensed voice, "So it's you, the remnant of the Pirate King Roger's pirate crew. I didn't expect that you haven't died yet."
Shanks was a bit surprised that Akainu had actually remembered him at once.
After all, although he had also participated in the Loguetown incident back then, he had acted very normally at that time, and shouldn't have attracted too much attention.
However, Shanks didn't care too much. He said, "Of course I won't die. On the contrary, I didn't expect that you would actually become a Navy Admiral. You were very embarrassed back in Loguetown."
It would have been fine if Shanks hadn't mentioned Loguetown. After mentioning this matter, Akainu was even more furious. That incident was one of his most embarrassing experiences.
He would be very angry every time he thought about it, not to mention being brought up to his face. Moreover, the person who said these words was still an enemy.
Akainu said coldly, "All the remnants of the Roger Pirates deserve to die. If you had hidden, you might have been able to live for a while longer. But you actually dared to be a pirate. Then, today, I'll let you and that kid be buried together."
"Sakazuki, are we attacking directly?" Kizaru on the other side didn't say much. Instead, he asked Akainu.
Akainu clenched his fists, and said in a cold voice, "All pirates deserve to die. For the Navy's justice, kill them all."
Whether it was Akira or Shanks, in Akainu's opinion, they were existences that had to be destroyed. So he directly ordered an attack without hesitation.
Shanks' eyes flashed with a sharp light. He shouted, "Ram them!"
Shanks could see very clearly. They only had one ship now, while the Navy had more than a dozen warships. They were completely at a disadvantage in a long-range battle.
So he chose to directly ram them. As long as the distance between the two sides was shortened, the rest of the Navy warships would definitely not choose to fire in order to avoid hurting their companions.
The helmsman of the Red Hair Pirates was clearly also an old hand. He didn't choose the other warships. Instead, he chose to ram the warship where Akainu was.
After all, Akainu was a Navy Admiral. He didn't believe that anyone would dare to attack Akainu's warship.
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